MARS, INCORPORATED
1,197Patents
478Active
1,197Granted
55Portfolio score
Filing activity: May 22, 1973 → Jun 5, 2024 · 128 expiring within 5 years
Most-cited patents
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US6038491A | Monitoring and reporting system using cellular carriers | Physics | 260 | Expired |
| US4628194A | Method and apparatus for currency validation | Physics | 238 | Expired |
| US5167313A | Method and apparatus for improved coin, bill and other currency acceptance and slug or counterfeit rejection | Physics | 232 | Expired |
| US5831862A | Automatic transaction system with a dynamic display and methods of its operation | Physics | 163 | Expired |
| US4727245A | Portable data scanner with removable modular printer | Physics | 156 | Expired |
| US4611205A | Data collection system | Physics | 138 | Expired |
| US4926996A | Two way communication token interrogation apparatus | Physics | 137 | Expired |
| USD613181S1 | Rectangle shaped multi-pack vacuum pouch | General | 115 | Expired |
| US7116233B2 | Package provided with a sound-reproducing device | Performing Operations; Transporting | 107 | Expired |
| USD593369S1 | Container | General | 105 | Expired |
| US4807161A | Automatic test equipment | Physics | 99 | Expired |
| US5059778A | Portable data scanner apparatus | Physics | 92 | Expired |
| US4738378A | Beverage dispensing apparatus | Human Necessities | 91 | Expired |
| US4969549A | Data-storing tokens and apparatus for handling data-storing tokens and coins | Physics | 88 | Expired |
| US7053773B2 | Vending audit system | Physics | 84 | Expired |
| US5554645A | Antineoplastic cocoa extracts and methods for making and using the same | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 83 | Expired |
| US6339731B1 | Configurable vending machine audit module | Physics | 82 | Expired |
| US6076826A | Transport system for document validator | Performing Operations; Transporting | 81 | Expired |
| US7034324B2 | Apparatus for sensing optical characteristics of a banknote | Physics | 79 | Expired |
| US4052037A | Drinking cup structured to enhance beverage blending | Performing Operations; Transporting | 79 | Expired |
| US4674618A | Tokens and token handling devices | Physics | 76 | Expired |
| USD547177S1 | Container | General | 75 | Expired |
| US5685435A | Method and apparatus for automatic bulk vending | Performing Operations; Transporting | 75 | Expired |
| US4231476A | Plastics containers | Performing Operations; Transporting | 74 | Expired |
| USD577606S1 | Rectangle multi-pack shaped vacuum pouch | General | 74 | Expired |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Counts and citation impact are objective bibliographic measures.